diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/filefeeds/FeedItems.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/filefeeds/FeedItems.groovy
index c2519aa6..41b16959 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/filefeeds/FeedItems.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/filefeeds/FeedItems.groovy
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package com.muwire.core.filefeeds
 
+import com.muwire.core.InfoHash
+import com.muwire.core.Persona
 import com.muwire.core.SharedFile
+import com.muwire.core.files.FileHasher
 import com.muwire.core.util.DataUtil
 
 import net.i2p.data.Base64
@@ -25,4 +28,52 @@ class FeedItems {
         
         json
     } 
+    
+    public static FeedItem objToFeedItem(def obj, Persona publisher) throws InvalidFeedItemException {
+        if (obj.timestamp == null)
+            throw new InvalidFeedItemException("No timestamp");
+        if (obj.name == null)
+            throw new InvalidFeedItemException("No name");
+        if (obj.size == null || obj.size <= 0 || obj.size > FileHasher.MAX_SIZE)
+            throw new InvalidFeedItemException("length missing or invalid ${obj.size}")
+        if (obj.pieceSize == null || obj.pieceSize < FileHasher.MIN_PIECE_SIZE_POW2 || obj.pieceSize > FileHasher.MAX_PIECE_SIZE_POW2)
+            throw new InvalidFeedItemException("piece size missing or invalid ${obj.pieceSize}")
+        if (obj.infoHash == null)
+            throw new InvalidFeedItemException("Infohash missing")
+        
+            
+        InfoHash infoHash
+        try {
+            infoHash = new InfoHash(Base64.decode(obj.infoHash))
+        } catch (Exception bad) {
+            throw new InvalidFeedItemException("Invalid infohash", bad)
+        }
+        
+        String name
+        try {
+            name = DataUtil.readi18nString(Base64.decode(obj.name))
+        } catch (Exception bad) {
+            throw new InvalidFeedItemException("Invalid name", bad)
+        }
+        
+        int certificates = 0
+        if (obj.certificates != null)
+            certificates = obj.certificates
+        
+        new FeedItem(publisher, obj.timestamp, name, obj.size, obj.pieceSize, infoHash, certificates, obj.comment)
+    }
+    
+    public static def feedItemToObj(FeedItem item) {
+        def json = [:]
+        json.type = "FeedItem"
+        json.version = 1
+        json.name = Base64.encode(DataUtil.encodei18nString(item.getName()))
+        json.infoHash = Base64.encode(item.getInfoHash().getRoot())
+        json.size = item.getSize()
+        json.pieceSize = item.getPieceSize()
+        json.timestamp = item.getTimestamp()
+        json.certificates = item.getCertificates()
+        json.comment = item.getComment()
+        json
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/muwire/core/filefeeds/FeedItem.java b/core/src/main/java/com/muwire/core/filefeeds/FeedItem.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a1d5da5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/muwire/core/filefeeds/FeedItem.java
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+package com.muwire.core.filefeeds;
+
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+import com.muwire.core.InfoHash;
+import com.muwire.core.Persona;
+
+public class FeedItem {
+
+    private final Persona publisher;
+    private final long timestamp;
+    private final String name;
+    private final long size;
+    private final int pieceSize;
+    private final InfoHash infoHash;
+    private final int certificates;
+    private final String comment;
+    
+    public FeedItem(Persona publisher, long timestamp, String name, long size, int pieceSize, InfoHash infoHash,
+            int certificates, String comment) {
+        super();
+        this.publisher = publisher;
+        this.timestamp = timestamp;
+        this.name = name;
+        this.size = size;
+        this.pieceSize = pieceSize;
+        this.infoHash = infoHash;
+        this.certificates = certificates;
+        this.comment = comment;
+    }
+
+    public Persona getPublisher() {
+        return publisher;
+    }
+
+    public long getTimestamp() {
+        return timestamp;
+    }
+
+    public String getName() {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    public long getSize() {
+        return size;
+    }
+
+    public int getPieceSize() {
+        return pieceSize;
+    }
+
+    public InfoHash getInfoHash() {
+        return infoHash;
+    }
+
+    public int getCertificates() {
+        return certificates;
+    }
+
+    public String getComment() {
+        return comment;
+    }
+    
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hash(publisher, timestamp, name, infoHash);
+    }
+    
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (!(o instanceof FeedItem))
+            return false;
+        FeedItem other = (FeedItem)o;
+        return Objects.equals(publisher, other.publisher) &&
+                timestamp == other.timestamp &&
+                Objects.equals(name, other.name) &&
+                Objects.equals(infoHash, other.infoHash);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/muwire/core/filefeeds/InvalidFeedItemException.java b/core/src/main/java/com/muwire/core/filefeeds/InvalidFeedItemException.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4c4e430d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/muwire/core/filefeeds/InvalidFeedItemException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package com.muwire.core.filefeeds;
+
+public class InvalidFeedItemException extends Exception {
+
+    public InvalidFeedItemException() {
+        super();
+    }
+
+    public InvalidFeedItemException(String message, Throwable cause, boolean enableSuppression,
+            boolean writableStackTrace) {
+        super(message, cause, enableSuppression, writableStackTrace);
+        // TODO Auto-generated constructor stub
+    }
+
+    public InvalidFeedItemException(String message, Throwable cause) {
+        super(message, cause);
+        // TODO Auto-generated constructor stub
+    }
+
+    public InvalidFeedItemException(String message) {
+        super(message);
+        // TODO Auto-generated constructor stub
+    }
+
+    public InvalidFeedItemException(Throwable cause) {
+        super(cause);
+        // TODO Auto-generated constructor stub
+    }
+
+}